Testing contingency plans... too expensive!?

[doc_strange]

"If the risk or cost of testing failover is too high, the risk of actual failure is too high.”

That has become a catchphrase of mine. It made me wonder:

"If the risk or cost of testing a contingency plan is too high, the risk presented by actual disaster is too high.”

These may not be equivalent in value or accuracy. Discuss?

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[marsgov.livejournal.com]

I can't really chat pre-Shabbat, but my philosophy is a bit different: Is a plan really needed to evacuate Chicgao? Is someone going to tell me I have to drive instead of bicycling (my current plan, BTW)?

I suspect that central planing may create more disaster than an unplanned evactuation.